Press-box.



R. OARLIN.

PRESS BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 9120.1, 1908.

it ELLE 1- WITNESSES ml/Emmi? cg Rom Ear-lira BY P41 M4,

Miami rs UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1900.

Application flied December 1, 1908. Serial No. 466,602.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Ross CARLIN, a citizen l of the 'United States, and a. resident of i Upelousas, in the parish of St. Landry and l State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Press-Box, of which the follow- 1 ing is a full, clear, and exact descri )tion.

The invention is an improvement in press into a horizontal plane, and notched as indicated at 13, with the arrangement and relative location of the notches the same as the notches 13 of the plate 10.

In assembling the press box in anordinary four-post press, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. a series of press plates and press blocks are used and are arranged to alternate with boxes such as are used in extracting oil from each other. A block or plate havin asincotton seed. and is designed to prevent the f flanges from being forced off the press plates by reason of the accumulation of meal on a the extended portions of the press blocks, as is the case in the conventional press box.

The invention in a general way consists of a series of press blocks and a series of flanged 1 press plates. the plates and blocks alternatmg with each other, with the opposite sides of each block movable between the flanges l of adjacent plates. F Reference is to be had to the accon'ipany- 1 ing drawings forming a part of this specification. in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a press} with my improved press box assembled l therewith; Fig.2 is a horizontal section snbl stantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1: Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the press plates; Fig. 4 is a similar view v notcics 13. two at cach sidcat each end of of one of the p|-css'blocks; Fig. 5 isa frag lncntary perspective view a modified form of press plate; and Fig. 6 in section of a still further form of the plate.

()ne of the press plates of in improved f press box in its simplest form is shown in ig. 3. wherein the pate ll) is provided with flanges ii on both ofitstaces,-extcnding from front to rear and spaced apart a dista are to neatlv [it the press block l2. shown in detail in l ig. 4. 'l he flanges H are reinovcd a sufficient distance from the ends of the )late proper to provide the latter with 'l'hc op )osite tacos oi the press provide channels or roni front to reams the )late. blot-t 12 are ribbei to grooves l4 extending each face of the press block being covered by a plate-l of equal extent, and having perforations 16 in register with the channels. as shown in Fig. 2. the plates usually 1 being fixed in position by screws or othcn analogous devices. ()n' the ends of each block 12 is attached a transverse bar 17 having its opposite ends twisted to bring them i is a similar view 1' gle working face facing downwar y is socured to the top block of the ress, such a press block 18 being shown in F this block 18 the press plates and press blocks are successively suspended one from the other by hangers in the nature of double-headed pins 19, which engage in the notches 13 of the lates and the corresponding notches 1.3 of t e blocks, the bolts fitting to permit of the plates and blocks when the box is telosco Jed, as it were, by the action of t is press. '1' to bottom press late or press b ock 20, like the top press b ock, presents a single working face and is secured to theanvil 21 of the press.

In Fig. 5 I have shown amodified form of the. press date, which, instead of bein constructed oi a single piece, is composed 0 two channel-irons 22 and two T-irons 23, the channebirons being arranged back, and the T-irons at the o posits sides of the channel irons, all of which are bolted, riveted or otherwise suitably secured t0- gcthcl'.

A further modified form of the press plate is shown in Fig. 6, wherein it Wlll be seen that the body of the plate 2-! is in one piece and has angle-irons 25 riveted thereto to form the flanges.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

- 1. In an oil ress, the combination of a series of press blocks and a series of flanged press plates, the plates and blocks alternat- 100 mg with each other, with the 0 posite sides of each block movable between tlie flanges of adjacent plates.

2. In an oil press, the combination of a series of press b press plates, the plates mg with and suspended with the upper and lower respectively movabe and blocks alternatfrom each other, ortions of each block between the flanges of the next upper plate and next. no

lower plate. V

3. In an oil press, the combination of ig. 1. From freely sliding therein '75 a back to 35 ocks and a series of flanged I06 press lateshaving flanges on both faces, with t e flanges on each face extending from front to rear and spaced apart, and a press block having a working face at each side, with one working face movable between the flanges on one face of the plate.

4. In an oil press, the combination of a series of press blocks having their opposite faces ribbed to provide channels, and a plate attached to each face of the block having perforations in register with the channels.

5. In an oil press, a press block having working faces at each side, and a cross-bar attached to each end of the block, having its opposite ends twisted to bring them approximately in the plane of the block, and provided with notches to engage a support.

6. In an oil ress, a press plate having flanges on each ace spaced apart, and press blocks respectively movable between the flanges on opposite faces of the plate.

"F. In an Oil press, the combination of a series of press blocks and a series of flanged plates, the plates and blocks alternating with each other, and hangers successively suspending the blocks and plates one from the other to permit the opposite sides of each bloch to move between the flanges of adjacent plates when the opposite ends of the box are forced together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROSS CARDIN.

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XUNIS (iosserm, J. B. SANDOZ. 

